Cainscross, who are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year, will host the final of the Stroud and District Combination’s Bill Adams Trophy in just over a couple of months’ time.

The final is on Saturday 13th April (kick-off 3pm) and there could be some local interest that day because Cainswick – a combined second team made up of players from Cainscross and Painswick – have been given a bye into the semi-finals where they will play Tetbury.

Last season’s winners of the competition, Cirencester 3rds, travel to Dursley 3rds in a preliminary round tie.

Those two clubs – Cirencester and Dursley – will contest the Senior Cup final at Painswick on 20th April (kick-off 3pm) with cup specialists Dursley chasing a fifth successive win.

The finals of the Junior Plate and the Junior Cup will both take place at Cirencester on 27th April, with the Junior Plate final starting at 1.30pm and the Junior Cup final kicking off two hours later.

Junior Cup holders Fairford must travel to Cirencester 2nds, who won last season’s Junior Plate, in the first round of this year’s competition.


Draws – Senior Cup final: Cirencester v Dursley (at Painswick, 20th April, 3pm).

Junior Cup, first round: Game 1: Minchinhampton 1st XV v Cainscross 1st XV; Game 2: Dursley 2nd XV v Painswick 1st XV; Game 3: Stroud 2nd XV v BYE; Game 4: Cirencester 2nd XV v Fairford 1st XV. All ties to be played 23rd February.
Semi-finals: Winner Game 4 v Winner Game 2; Winner Game 1 v Stroud 2nd XV. Ties to be played on 30th March.
Final: To be played at Cirencester on 27th April (3.30pm).

Junior Plate, semi-finals: Junior Cup loser Game 4 v Junior Cup loser Game 2; Junior Cup loser Game 1 v BYE. Ties to be played on 30th March.
Final: To be played at Cirencester 27th April (1.30pm)

Bill Adams Trophy, preliminary round: Game 1: Dursley 3rd XV v Cirencester 3rd XV; Game 2: Fairford 2nd XV v Minchinhampton 2nd XV. Ties to be played on 23rd February.
Semi-finals: Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2; Cainswick v Tetbury. Ties to be played on 30th March.
Final: To be played at Cainscross on 13th April (3pm).